SOLUTION: one number is two more than another.their sum is eight.find both numbers.

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Question 274096: one number is two more than another.their sum is eight.find both numbers.
Answer by bmckenzie40(10) About Me  (Show Source):
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You can call the first number X
X + (X+2) = 8 therefore
2X + 2 = 8
2X = 6
X = 3
since the first number is 3 and the second number is two more than that, 3+2 = 5
so the second number is 5
5+3 = 8